BAHAWALNAGAR: Water level in Sutlej River at Sulemanki Headwork continuously increasing and has surged to high flood, officials said.

Inflow and outflow of Sutlej River at Sulemanki has measured 122,687 cusecs. Flood flow of 280,000 cusecs, released from India has entered in Bahawalnagar district. Deputy Commissioner has advised people residing in River belt to evacuate immediately.

"After 35 years such big flood flow has entered in Sutlej River. This huge 2.75 lac cusecs floodwater could wreak havoc in area," DC Bahawalnagar Zulfiqar Bhoon has said in his video message to residents of Sutlej River belt.

He has advised people to evacuate to relief camps or other safer places to avoid hazard. "People should evacuate their cattle immediately from area, likely affected by flooding," he said.

"All necessary medicines and snake-bite vaccine has been provided in relief camps," Deputy Commissioner said. "Moreover, fodder and medicines for livestock have also been provided at relief camps," he added.

NDMA in recent advisory stated that Sutlej River has reached to an "Extremely high-flood level" at Ganda Singh Wala. Spokesperson of Punjab Disaster Management Authority stated that water level in River at Talwar Post has reached to 12 feet, while it is as high as 15 feet at Fateh Muhammad Post.

PDMA stated that flooding in Sutlej has severed land link of various villages in Kasur and standing crops on hundreds of acres land have been destroyed. PDMA stated that high flood flow in Sutlej will likely to pass through Islam Headwork on August 21.

Punjab PDMA said that Office of Indian Commissioner for Indus Water Treaty had intimated that Harike and Ferozepur Headworks in India "Have entered into flood regime". "Water will be regularly discharged on daily basis from water works until August 21."

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 20 2023

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